8th Street (SEPTA station)

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8th Street
8th Street station main entrance
Station statistics
Address	8th & Market Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′08″N 75°09′24″W / 39.952076, -75.156612
Lines	Market–Frankford Line Broad Street Line (Ridge Spur) PATCO Speedline
Connections	Bus routes 47, 61
Platforms	2 side platforms (Market-Frankford and Broad-Ridge Spur lines) 1 island platform (PATCO)
Tracks	2 – Market-Frankford Line 2 – PATCO Speedline 1 – Broad-Ridge Spur
Other information
Opened	December 21, 1932 (as 8th & Market station)
Rebuilt	February 15, 1969 (reopened as 8th Street station)
Accessible
Owned by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station 11th Street toward 69th Street Market–Frankford Line 5th Street toward Frankford Terminus Broad Street Line Ridge Spur Chinatown toward Fern Rock Preceding station   PATCO   Following station 9-10th & Locust toward 15–16th & Locust PATCO Speedline Franklin Square toward Lindenwold City Hall (Camden) toward Lindenwold

8th Street is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the corner of 8th Street and Market Street. It is served by SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line and Broad–Ridge Spur, and the PATCO Speedline. The station is owned by SEPTA; PATCO leases its section.

The station is known as 8th Street on the Market-Frankford Line and the Broad-Ridge Spur, and 8th & Market on the PATCO Speedline. It has two levels, with PATCO on the lower level and SEPTA on the upper level. The Broad-Ridge Spur ends at the station on a single track, and originally to pass through the lower level and onto the Locust Street Subway, which now used by PATCO. No free transfers are available, even between the Market-Frankford Line and the Broad-Ridge Spur.

The Gallery at Market East shopping mall is adjacent to the station, as was former major Philadelphia department store Strawbridge's.